How to select (& copy) only a part (in the middle) of a linked text?

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Example link:

The artist John Doe shows us his cat!

I want to copy the text "John Doe" only.

It should work while holding Alt (according to this and this answer), but for me this would move the whole window instead. Am I doing something wrong? Has Ubuntu resp. Ubuntu’s Firefox a different key to allow this?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '14 at 09:29

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WinKey+Alt+Click works for me most of the times, although I'm not on Ubuntu, but on another Linux distro. WinKey is that key branded with the Redmond company logo.

answered Apr 02 '14 at 09:29

user264504

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 17 '13 at 10:14

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Alt+Click does not work under Linux, use Ctrl+Alt+Click instead

edited Apr 17 '13 at 10:14

Kevin Bowen

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answered Apr 17 '13 at 09:47

koni_raid

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 10 '19 at 10:20

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You can also disable Alt click window drag as shown at: How can I disable alt+click window dragging?

Once that is done, it is possible to select with Alt + Click.

Tested in Ubuntu 19.10.

answered Dec 10 '19 at 10:20

Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com

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How to select (& copy) only a part (in the middle) of a linked text?

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